by SW Law Group, P.C. | Dec 21, 2023 | F-1/M-1, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
USCIS has recently issued comprehensive policy guidance for F and M student nonimmigrant categories in the United States, covering critical areas such as employment authorization, extensions, and reinstatement for students and their dependents. This move aims to...
by SW Law Group, P.C. | Jun 18, 2023 | F-1/M-1, Family Based Immigrant Visa, Latest News
We would like to reprint this notice from USCIS. Starting June 13th, the service will entertain premium processing applications for applicants seeking a change of status to to F-1, F-2, M-1, M-2, J-1, or J-2 status, who have a pending Form I-539. On June 26th, the...
by admin | Jul 15, 2020 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, F-1/M-1, General News, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
In a reversal of events, the Trump Administration agreed to rescind a directive regarding F-1 students who would have been required to leave the U.S. if their schools during the Fall 2020 semester were operating entirely online. This decision was made following...
by admin | Jul 10, 2020 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, F-1/M-1, General News, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announced that foreign nationals on F-1 visas (as well as M-1 vocational students) attending schools during the Fall 2020 semester that are operating entirely online will not be permitted to take a full online course...
by admin | Feb 14, 2020 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, F-1/M-1, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
On February 6, 2020, a federal district court judge issued a permanent injunction that prohibits the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from implementing a new policy that made it so F, J, and M nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors and...
by admin | Aug 2, 2019 | F-1/M-1, General News, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) unit of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has officially launched on-site inspections of the STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) employment of certain F-1 trainees. The purpose of these...
